Bruins take hold of lead

A year after becoming the first No. 1 regional seed in women’s golf history to fail to make it to the NCAA Championship, UCLA is off to a good start in San Francisco. The Bruins shot 8-under 280 to take a four-shot lead after 18 holes at TPC Harding Park.

Sophomore Mariel Galdiano posted her lowest round as a Bruin, a 6-under 66, to grab a share of the individual lead. Freshman Patty Tavatanakit added a 68 and ANNIKA Award contender Lilia Vu is T-10 at 1 under.

UCLA has yet to finish outside the top 3 in any tournament this season, winning six times, including the Pac-12 Championship by 12 shots. The Bruins have won eight NCAA regional titles, most recently in 2014.

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SHORT SHOTS: Oregon, last off of No. 1 tee and the No. 14 seed, played the difficult closing holes in windy conditions in 4 under (counting scores). The Ducks are T-4 with Stanford and Louisville. … There were five eagles made in the opening round. UCLA’s Patty Tavatanakit made two eagles on the front nine and shot 3-under 33. She added a 1-under back nine for a 4-under 66 and is in fourth place on the leaderboard. … The average score was 74.48 on a par-72 TPC Harding Park course that played to 6,369 yards.